Brendan Ryan (Labour)

The chief executive of one of our biggest banks is paid three or four times more than the chief executive of Toyota Motor Corporation. Apparently, he believes he is worth it. However, no one has tried to recruit him to go elsewhere. A debate is required as to how a banker can be paid ten times as much as the Taoiseach. This is an issue worthy of political debate. It is a pity the Taoiseach did not mention it in his wide-ranging radio interview last Sunday. It might have challenged a few myths about Ireland.